| Fragmentation and Page Size |
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is no external fragmentation since every |
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frame can be used. |
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| ä | There
is internal fragmentation since the last |
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in the logical space of every process may |
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be completely used (on average: half a page |
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process) |
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| ä | A
small page size means less internal |
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| ä | A
large page size means less overhead, both in |
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table size and page transfer time. |
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